Author: William Westmoreland

Quotes

President Johnson did not want the Vietnam War to broaden. He wanted the North Vietnamese to leave their brothers in the South alone.

President Johnson did not want the Vietnam War to broaden. He wanted the North Vietnamese to leave their brothers in the South alone.

- William Westmoreland

We were succeeding. When you looked at specifics, this became a war of attrition. We were winning.

We were succeeding. When you looked at specifics, this became a war of attrition. We were winning.

- William Westmoreland

I do not believe that the men who served in uniform in Vietnam have been given the credit they deserve. It was a difficult war against an unorthodox enemy.

I do not believe that the men who served in uniform in Vietnam have been given the credit they deserve. It was a difficult war against an unorthodox enemy.

- William Westmoreland

The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars.

The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars.

- William Westmoreland

Vietnam was the first war ever fought without any censorship. Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind.

Vietnam was the first war ever fought without any censorship. Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind.

- William Westmoreland

When I took command in Vietnam, I gave great emphasis to food and medical care - and to the mail.

When I took command in Vietnam, I gave great emphasis to food and medical care - and to the mail.

- William Westmoreland

War is fear cloaked in courage.

War is fear cloaked in courage.

- William Westmoreland

My wife was my greatest asset. I didn't marry her until after World War II, but she has complemented me in every job I've ever had.

My wife was my greatest asset. I didn't marry her until after World War II, but she has complemented me in every job I've ever had.

- William Westmoreland

We had the best food any battlefield ever had.

We had the best food any battlefield ever had.

- William Westmoreland

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